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Maintaining Test Fairness and the Question of Retakes
Maintaining Test Fairness and the Question of Retakes
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Overview
1. How many retakes 2. Test security
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An employer or organiza/on may implement an assessment of any new entries in order to determine: § What their current skills are § Whether their skill set matches the needs of the
company.
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Some examples of online tests used by a company: § Personality tests § Language comprehension tests § Biographical data tests that screens for someone’s skill
sets and leadership quali/es § Integrity tests § Job knowledge tests.
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One concern that may apply to all these test types is: § What to do if/when a candidate fails a test. It can be tricky to determine: § What length of /me should be mandated before they
can retake the test § How many /mes they are able to write the retake.
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Test generator soJware allows you to determine the wait /me and retake limit for a candidate, but it is up to you to decide on these specifica/ons.
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How many retakes?
Classifica/on of test takers as having: § Mastery (passing) § or Failing. With these types of tests, the purpose is not to enforce learning objec/ves but: § to determine if the candidate holds the proper qualifica/ons.
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How many retakes?
Allowing for unlimited mul/ple retakes with this type of test means that:
Someone may eventually qualify as having mastery through sheer repe55on and eventually finding the right answer, and not because they actually have the proper skills.
It is good prac/ce when making tests to have: § A wai/ng /me for retakes which is not immediate
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How many retakes?
This encourages: Reflec5on of the ques5ons on the test with the intent that test takers will perform be@er at the next opportunity.
The number of aTempts allocated when you create a test is also important in order to avoid inaccurate results. For most tests, the limit of retakes is three, aJer which a longer remedial period should be applied to allow for reflec/on and re-‐learning.
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Test security When you or your company make an online exam, you must take into account that:
Some test takers may be abusing the system and retaking the test mul5ple 5mes in order to harvest the correct answers.
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Test security To avoid this and to ensure the integrity of your test results, you should not allow: § Retakes on a test where a candidate has passed If you allow retakes: § Change the exam by using different sta/s/cally equivalent forms
and/or randomiza/on.
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Test security These prac/ces can help: § Deter any test takers who are trying to harvest correct answers
through retakes
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